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Background

Water Bodies:

  • Lake:                       142 hec

  • Major Rivers:         Biswangan River

  • Creeks:                   Bantal, Sitaral,                                                  Mamaloy and Belongis

Topography:

Generally upland with rolling terrain and limited alluvial plains. Steep slopes comprise 61% of the landmass.

 

Slope:

Flat lands (below 18% slope) – 282.25 hec

Rolling (18%-50%) – 250.8 hec

Steep lands (above 50%) – 836.55 hec

 

Average rainfall:     > 2500 mm/year

                 Run-off:     848 mm

Agro-climate zone:

            Wet (slightly dry season with moisture deficit of 270-230 days growing period; occurs in hilly/mountains to highland areas).

Soil loss estimates:   8.10 tons/ha/year (PADAP)

Total land area: 1,369.6 hectares

Total lake area: 142.008 hectares

Total area:          1,511.608 hectares

Location:

            Latitude    –  7 51’09” N

            Longitude – 123 11’27” E

 

Built up areas:

            Purok 1A   (Sitaral)

            Purok 1B   (Belongis)

            Purok 2      (Bantal)

            Purok 3      (Dapan)

            Purok 4      (Duminata)

Road network:

Secondary national highway: 100% km (concrete)

Barangay roads: 1,403 km

 

Distance from the Poblacion: 6.7km

Distance from National highway: 8.9 km

 (from Tubod junction)

Transportation:

  • Motorbike ("Habal Habal")

  • Van

 

Minerals:  

  • Quartz

  • Gold

Land use:

Forested area (secondary) 17 hec in

Purok 1 and 57 hec in Purok 4

Agricultural (crop) lands:

            Lowland (rice lands):   45 hec

            Upland:   80 hec

            Tree-plantation: 112 hec

 

Agricultural lands:

Tenurial instruments of agricultural land:

A&D:   593.66 hec

ISF:   384.15 hec

Certified ancestral domain:   741.6507 hec (overlapping with some ISF)

Average area of landholding:  0.5-1 hec per household.

Ave. area of effective cultivation:  0.25-0.5 hec per household.

 

Agricultural production:

            Main agricultural crops: rice, corn

                                                         and root crops.

LIVESTOCK: cattle, goats, pigs, chickens,

                      and ducks raised by a limited

number of households.

FISHING:   limited subsistence fishing in lake.

Water system:                                                      Infrastructures:                                   Churches:

Source is from four springs                                       1 Public Market                                  All the World Outreach Church

with limited distribution.                                             1 Solar Dryer                                      Church of the Body of Christ

                                                                                         1 Barangay Hall                                 Roman Catholic Church

Electricity:                                                                          and Freedom Hall                        Church of Christ

Supplied by ZAMSURECO 2                                                                                                      Alliance Church

to almost 100% of thehouseholds.

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